Drones or unmanned aircraft are being used for several purposes such as mapping, survey and commercial photography, while e-commerce giant Amazon is looking to use them for deliveries to its consumers in the US.

Apart from the main company, five of Air India's subsidiaries and a joint venture firm have been included in the strategic sale plan.

Govt working on policy to regularise migrant workers, labour ministry puts out broad contours of the policy for public discussion

GMR-led Delhi Airport had accepted the government's request to shift UDAN flights to Hindon Air Force Base, but airlines say poor last mile connectivity will have to be dealt with first before starting operations

Seaplanes are fixed-wing aircraft that can take off and land on both water and airfields.

Government officials favoured compulsory biometric identification but said it did not happen because of the Supreme Court judgment on Aadhaar

The conglomerate, which has received environmental clearance for the project, plans to invest around Rs 1,500 crore in it.

Rains made the job more challenging as it was making the ground soft, the AIESL CEO said.

IndiGo's share sale will raise the company's retained earnings to Rs 2,680 crore.

Long-haul low-cost carriers like Scoot and AirAsia X offer a similar configuration.

Aviation experts said the DGCA's move defies logic and is not based on the demand-supply concept.

With IndiGo executing its long haul low-cost plans the airline will certainly need a lot of cash going forward.

The Delhi-based airline currently has 13 Airbus A320 aircraft in the fleet and it plans to take another seven (A320 Neo) planes by June 2018.

At present, laws on wages do not cover workers getting a monthly wage of more than Rs 18,000

Phee Teik Yeoh, who has returned to the SIA HQ in Singapore worked hard to make Vistara the airline of choice. New CEO Leslie Thng would have the job of cutting losses while going international.

Engine snag forces IndiGo to ground 7 new aircraft

At the heart of the strategy is the basic fundamental of keeping costs for long-haul flights low.

Slots, parking bays unavailable at major airports

Boeing has pitched its FA-18 aircraft, while Dassault is building case for its Rafale jet.

This is part of the initiatives that the ministry is undertaking to use technology in order to make airport check-in seamless and formation of a no-fly list.